SAGINAW, MI — Logan S. Gaines, the former Birch Run High School star athlete sentenced to prison for having sex and other sexual relations with teen girls when he was 18 and 19, will get a new trial and possibly a plea agreement.

Saginaw County Circuit Judge Janet M. Boes on Monday, Feb. 4, granted a stipulated request for a new trial for Gaines, now 22.

The approval of the stipulated request, which means that both the prosecution and defense agree to it, comes about 10 months after Boes sentenced Gaines to four to 15 years in prison for four counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct against someone ages 13 through 15.

While Gaines remains imprisoned at the Carson City Correctional Facility, Boes on Monday, Feb. 11, will preside over a hearing to determine an appropriate bond for Gaines. Before he was convicted, he had remained free for nearly two years on a $30,000 bond.

Boes in October denied Gaines' request for a new trial, but with “potential appellate issues” looming, the Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office agreed to vacate Gaines' conviction and sentence, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Boyd.

After Boyd and county Prosecutor John McColgan Jr. reviewed the case, “we decided it was best to reinstate the charge and proceed back with the case where it was prior to trial,” Boyd said.

Boyd said that there was “extensive plea negotiations prior to trial” that broke down shortly before Gaines' March 2012 trial.

“Our intent is to renew those negotiations ... and pick it up where it left off,” Boyd said.

Boyd said the decision to essentially start over was in the best interest of justice.

“We're looking to see that we get a just result,” he said.

In addition to the four sexual assault charges, Gaines also was convicted of two counts of accosting a child for immoral purposes.